There are not really extensions, there (dot) eg . and some text. (Also
called suffixes perhaps the same thing to most people other then me <g>)
DOS has extensions Un*x and Linux have a greater flexibility in file
names.
.tar .gz .bz2 help to identify a file but the file does not have to or
should not have to. What if I write a .tar file to a floppy using dd, I
can't specify a name but the data is still intact. If I really want to
know what a file is I use the command file.
e.g.
jbw1:[root]:~# file myfile
myfile: gzip compressed data, deflated, original filename, last modified:
Mon Jul 19 23:08:02 1999, os: Unix
Yes gzip/gunzip prefer a .z or .gz suffix (not extension <g>) but not
required. There are valid reasons to have suffixes for quick
identification of what a file contains. From a file name you might not
know if it is a ELF or A.OUT file just by its name alone.
It is good practice to use good file names (and that may include .this or
.that or this.is.my.backup.gz, suffixes or what ever) I just think AbiWord
should not assume just because a file name ends with .doc that it is a
Micro$oft Word document.
- Justin
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